Panama

Panama Information Region Latin America Population 3320000 GDP (millions USD) 19740 National Policies Eggs for assisted reproduction ? Eggs for research ? Inheritable genetic modification ? Preimplantation genetic diagnosis ? Reproductive cloning PROHIBITED Research cloning PROHIBITED Sex selection ? Surrogacy ? International Agreements 2005 UN Cloning Vote YES 2005 UNESCO Sports Doping Convention RATIFIED

Key laws and policies

• Human Cloning Prohibition (Que prohíbe toda forma de clonación humana y dicta otras disposiciones), Law No. 3 (January 15, 2004)
• Constitution (in Spanish) (1972)

Prohibited practices

Human Cloning

• Article I of the Human Cloning Prohibition prohibits the promotion, financing, and/or donation of public or private funds for experiments, research, and developments of all forms of human cloning.

• Panama also implicitly bans research cloning through its constitutional language, which extends a right to life to conceived or unborn persons.

Permitted and regulated practices

Assisted Reproduction

There do not appear to be any laws specifically governing assisted reproduction.

• ART is practiced.
• Heterosexual and same-sex couples are treated.

Surrogacy

• Surrogacy occurs; however, there are no laws governing practices or agreements.